Quick Update...Sorry no pictures

Things at the Brooks' house are crazy busy but oh-so-wonderful! Josh and I are in the process of refinancing the house to help with some of out $$ goals. Daddy has a good friend who helped us with our current home loan and he is working on our refi.....it's nice to be working with someone you trust!!

I spent the weekend caulking Stephanie's bathroom, painting our entry way, raking leaves (it never ends!) and ORGANIZING! No, I'm not prego but I seriously think all these meds I'm on are causing me to nest early, haha! Speaking of getting prego. We have hit another small speed bump.....my body isn't ovulating. I start clomid tonight and will continue with my progesterone treatments (which prevents a miscarriage). Praying my body releases ONE egg and we are able to be getting ready for baby two in the next few months.

Little Miss Stephanie Jo.....WOW has this girl grown up in the last month! She is a 100% walker and is starting to run. She climbs on EVERYTHING (the fireplace, couch, toys, boxes.....whatever she wants!!) She has SOOOOOO much spunk and personality! This girl knows what she wants and has NO PROBLEM letting you know (wonder where she gets that ;) Josh and I are LOVING every minute of being parents! I love her strong will and know that it will serve her well if channeled in the right direction....I turned out alright :) She is SOOOO much fun! I spend every minute I can with her! Today she helped me organize the clothes she has outgrown and get things in tubs for storage. She LOVES to do whatever I am doing. She played in the clothes and even climbed around in the big storage bins...soo cute! She also helped do dishes (her FAVORITE chore!) She plays in the water that collects in the dishwasher door while I load it. She's my mini-me and I am SO GRATEFUL TO GOD to have a little person who looks and acts like me. I pray I can teach her how to use her strong will and spirit in a gentle way.....to love God, love others and one day be a wonderful mommy and wife. Wow, being a parent is serious buisness when you sit down and think about it :)

Hope all are doing well! Work is going wonderfully for Josh. He lost a coworker last week. Was very tough for us.....thus is the life we live. He continues to be blessed with overtime jobs and has a WONDERFUL new schedule that allows for so much more family time (and even a date night here and there :) My job is going well. I love my kiddos but continue to struggle with not being able to give them as much as I could before I had Stephanie. I just don't have the time or $$ to be the kind of teacher I was the past 4 years.....I struggle with that daily.

Well need to get to bed. Promise I will update pictures soon! I have SOOOO many cute ones! Much love to all! Have a great week (I will.....I have Friday off to take Stephanie to her 1 year appt and then just spend the day with my princess.....being a mommy rules)